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It’s natural for professionals in the legal industry to be exceptionally ambitious, working as hard as possible to serve their company and clients, make a name for themselves, and accelerate their career growth. Young attorneys, especially, often feel pressured to prove their value by spending long hours in the office and taking on more than they can feasibly handle. The downside is that this ambition can be extremely fatiguing, especially in a field as demanding as law.

 

To avoid early burnout, rising legal leaders must make a conscious effort to “design their day” to get the most they can from their time and strive for a healthy work-life balance. A few ways to do that might include:

 

Making mental breaks a commitment

Meetings, court appearances and other appointments are all accounted for on a busy lawyer’s schedule, and time to refresh and reset should be no different. By prioritizing breaks from work during the day, young attorneys can actually improve productivity by attacking challenging projects with a reinvigorated mind. And with technological innovations such as mobile dictation on smartphones, it’s easy to capture thoughts wherever or whenever inspiration strikes – perhaps while out for a walk or while grabbing a coffee around the corner. Record ideas and notes, then easily and seamlessly access them later when it’s time to focus on work.

 

Staying productive on the go

Another way to leverage the power of mobile tools is using them to work as effectively on the go as in the office. Downtime between meetings or waiting time at the courthouse can turn into valuable time to get work done using mobile applications. Today’s modern attorney can turn voice recordings into documents, route files for approval and streamline many other tasks directly from a smartphone. By mitigating bottlenecks and utilizing cloud solutions designed specifically for the demands of the legal industry, they can use those extra minutes throughout the day more meaningfully.

 

Automating wherever possible

Some of the most time-consuming tasks legal professionals deal with on a daily basis are largely administrative – correspondence, documentation, organizing and more. By automating significant portions of these types of functions, attorneys can better manage their day, enhance their efficiency and free up time for higher-impact work. For example, dictations can be automatically sent to a transcriptionist’s work list to create documents in near real time. Files can also be automatically uploaded and securely shared among colleagues for easy remote collaboration even on confidential or sensitive topics.

 

Though anyone in the legal profession can attest to the rigors of the industry, a career in the field doesn’t need to be overly taxing.

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